Tag: plot twist

Jacob’s progeny was an unruly bunch. Our dysfunctional society has nothing on them, and Jacob’s in particular reads like a trashy dime-store novel. Of course, having two official wives and two sort-of wives probably didn’t help much. So let’s start with the first born, who’s name is immortalized in the rye and sauerkraut sandwich, Reuben.

This hot-blooded young man had a one-night stand with one of his father’s sort-of wives (i.e., his step-mother), eventually getting him booted out of line for the first-born blessing rights, which was a really big deal back in those days. (Jacob would have known that, having maneuvered the same kind Continue reading “Reuben, more than a sandwich”

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May I have the honor of introducing you to the Creator of vibrant rainbows, redwood forests, and the duckbill platypus? He is not only amazingly creative, terrifyingly awesome, but also incredibly humorous. (And He likes to see you smile....honest.)